ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,658, issued on Sept. 1.
"Valve control mechanism" was invented by Simon Tutureski (Lane Cove, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve control mechanism having a butterfly valve with a pivoting disc controlled by a linkage system. The linkage involves a pivot arm connected to a frame, a control arm attached to the control rod, and a swing arm connecting the pivot and control arms. This arrangement allows the mechanism to alternate between open and closed configurations. In the open state, the pivot arm pivot point is at an open position, and the control arm rotates the control rod to open the valve. In the closed state, the p...